Two pairs of bilezik cuff bracelets, Turkmenistan, Tekke, early twentieth centurySilver, partially gilt. Open bracelets, finished with stylized snake heads, decorated respectively with four and five registers incised with palmettes and set respectively with four and three orange cabochons. The larger pair is signed "Bayjan [?]" on each cuff and dated 1343 H/1924 on one. Height; 10.2 and 14 cm, gross weight: 1300 g Partially faded gilding, some deformed settings . A small and a large silver pair of bilezik bracelets, Turkmenistan, Teke, 20th centuryCollection Éric N. Lasry